Chapter Two: Guests
Brooke rolled over in bed and groaned. All this switching timezones was catching up with her. She stretched like a cat and smiled as the door opened. Lucas walked in with a cup of coffee and sat on the edge of her bed. She ran a hand through her tangled hair and yawned.
"What time is it?" Lucas smiled and handed her the cup of coffee. He trailed his eyes down her and she realized she had on nothing but a tanktop and a pair of panties. She pulled the covers around her and took the cup from him. He cleared his throat.
"It's a little after ten. Which means you need to get up." Brooke groaned. Peyton had come over the night before and they had watched Without a Paddle and The girl Next Door while Lucas made references to how hot the girls were. She lay back down and tried to pull the covers over her head.
"Its too early Luc." He grabbed her arms and pulled her up and over to him like she weighed nothing. She sighed and settled back in his arms.
"My Aunt Kathryn is coming into town this morning. Mom hasn't met her youngest daughters, twins, and she is staying for the weekend." Brooke sat up and looked at him.
"So, you like her?" He shrugged.
"I guess. She's younger than Mom is. Like five years younger and the last time I saw her Isaac was five and she was pregnant. Now it's been like one year." Brooke nodded. She didn't have any aunts or uncles. Peyton did. She had like nine of each.
"When will they be here." Lucas kissed her temple and stood up.
"In like forty five minutes so I suggest you get your butt in gear. Mom wants us downstairs when they get here." Brooke rolled off the bed not caring that she didn't have anything on. It was nothing Lucas hadn't seen before. He smiled and stood up.
"See you in a few minutes." She smiled and leaned into him, kissing him softly. Lucas wrapped his arms around her waist.
"You know that we will have to tell my Mom soon right?" She nodded and rubbed her face against the soft material of his T-shirt. He laughed and pushed her away kissing her one last time before leaving the room. Brooke sighed and almost threw herself on the bed until she realized that she had to get ready right then.
Thirty minutes later Brooke walked downstairs wearing a pair of Diesel jeans and a hot pink tanktop. Her hair was pulled up in a rare ponytail and she had on almost no makeup, which Lucas thought, made her look incredibly sexy. Karen looked up from her book and smiled.
"Brooke you look pretty today. But that's nothing new." Brooke laughed and swatted the older woman's shoulder.
"Oh come on Karen I have on like no makeup. I look like death." Karen sighed and put her book on the table.
"Honey if that is what death looks like than more men would be killing their wives. I think I hear Kathy's car now." The gravel driveway crunched as a car rolled up it. Brooke followed Lucas and Karen out the door. The woman who climbed out of the car looked to be no more than thirty and she had features similar to Karen. Except for slightly more auburn hair and huge blue eyes. She hugged Karen before moving onto Lucas.
"Look at you Lucas. I bet girls line up to date you. Last time I saw you, you were an awkward little freshman. And who is this." All three of them turned to look at Brooke. Karen put an arm around her,
"This is Brooke." Brooke was surprised when Kathy hugged her too. Lucas looked at her over Kathy's shoulder and laughed softly. Brooke would have to kill him later.
"Brooke I have heard so much about you. I didn't realize you would be back so soon." She turned and opened the backdoor of her Honda and a red headed boy with freckles and the cutest smile Brooke had ever seen tumbled out of the car. He immediately hugged Lucas passing up Karen completely.
"Hi Luke!" Lucas picked the six-year-old up easily. Brooke smiled and shook her head.
"Hey Izzy. God you are huge. Soon you'll be playing basketball like a pro." The boy giggled and Brooke turned to see Karen and Kathy unstrapping two of the cutest baby girls she had ever seen. Brooke loved babies. She looked at Lucas and Luc sat Isaac on the ground.
"Isaac this is Brooke my…girlfriend." Karen turned and looked at them before shaking her head. There was always something new. Isaac smiled and held out his hand.
"I'm Isaac Joshua Matthews, age 6. I think you are very pretty." Brooke laughed and bypassed the little boy's handshake for a hug.
"Thanks. Your pretty cute yourself Isaac Joshua Matthews, age 6." He giggled and leaned against Lucas's legs.
"Just Isaac. Or Izzy." Lucas ruffled the boy's hair and Karen cleared her throat.
Lucas and Brooke turned to look at her. Kathy and Karen both held girls with black curls. They were small, maybe four or five months old and one was cooing while the other slept.
"The one in the pink is Lily and the one in the purple is Molly. Lily has everything in pink and Molly is purple. That way you cant confuse them." Brooke nodded and Lucas put an arm around her as they walked inside. Brooke looked at the one Karen was holding, apparently Lily and smiled.
"You want to hold her?" Brooke nodded and took the baby letting her head rest on Brookes shoulder. Lucas smiled and rubbed one of the little girl's curls. Brooke held her away for a second just to look at her.
"She is so small." Lucas whispered as if talking loud enough for people to hear him would hurt something. Brooke nodded. Lily had huge green eyes that almost looked like Brookes. Kathy handed Molly over to Lucas,
"You two can watch the munchkins while your mom and I catch up?" Lucas bounced the baby on his shoulder and nodded. Brooke sat down and smiled.
"Isaac, do you like having baby sisters?" Lucas looked at the boy who looked pretty bored with the whole thing.
"Its okay. I'd rather have a basketball goal." Lucas and Brooke laughed and shook their heads. This was going to be very interesting.